Respondus® LockDown Browser + Monitor in Canvas
As our online course offerings grow and become more and more popular with students, exam integrity becomes a very serious concern, both from a remote location and within physical proctored locations. At CGCC, we can enable and use Respondus® Lockdown Browser + Monitor in the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS).
What is Respondus® LockDown + Monitor?
Respondus® LockDown Browser + Monitor is a set of software tools that promote academic honesty when taking online tests via a LMS such as Instructure Canvas. Most computing devices now have the capability to use Respondus Lockdown Browser and Monitor including Windows, Mac, Chromebook and *iPad devices.
*iPad use is an advanced setting choice for the instructor.
Respondus® LockDown Browser
RLB is a custom browser that helps prevent cheating by locking down the testing environment in Canvas. It is a standalone application that must be launched separately from the regular browser that students use to access their Canvas courses, however, when it loads, it automatically takes students to the Maricopa Canvas login.
More on how Lockdown Browser Works:
- Assessments are displayed full-screen and cannot be minimized
- Browser menu and toolbar options are removed, except for Back, Forward, Refresh and Stop
- Prevents access to other applications including messaging, screen-sharing, virtual machines, and remote desktops
- Printing and screen capture functions are disabled
- Copying and pasting anything to or from an assessment is prevented
- Right-click menu options, function keys, keyboard shortcuts and task switching are disabled
- An assessment cannot be exited until the student submits it for grading
- Assessments that are set up for use with LockDown Browser cannot be accessed with other browsers